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Sheep mart prices: hogget prices rise by €3 to €8 per head
Darren Carty
An increase in factory prices and agents having more success in negotiating higher carcase weight limits has inserted much more life into the trade for heavier hoggets.
Sheep mart prices: hogget prices rise by €3 to €8 per head
Sheep price update: hogget prices increase by 10c/kg to 20c/kg
24 March 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: hogget prices increase by 10c/kg to 20c/kg
Producers also negotiating an extra 0.5kg in the carcase weight paid limit.
Camera at the Mart: heavy cull ewes hit a high in Milford
20 March 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: heavy cull ewes hit a high in Milford
Rachel Gallagher reports from Milford Mart for the fortnightly sheep sale.
Top ewes hit €6/kg as hoggets cut 10c/kg
The cull ewe and hogget trade has been moving in opposite directions in recent weeks, with hoggets facing ongoing cuts and ewes strengthening.
20 March 2025 Markets
Sheep Trends: hoggets suffer another 10c/kg cut
Base quotes for hoggets have fallen back to €8.50/kg to €8.60/kg, leaving a high percentage now trading from €8.70/kg to €8.80/kg.
19 March 2025 Markets
Sheep mart prices: hoggets ease as ewes power on
There is firm demand for hoggets, but at a lower price, while prices paid for quality ewes has moved upwards again by 5c/kg to 10c/kg.
19 March 2025 Markets
Editorial: lamb price decline
Young lambs are also benefiting from getting outside to grass and settled, before tougher weather arrives.
19 March 2025 Viewpoints
Sheep price update: factories reduce quotes by another 10c/kg
Opening prices for quality assured hoggets are in the region of €8.70/kg, with plants offering a base quote of €8.50/kg to €8.60/kg plus their respective QA payment.
18 March 2025 Markets
€20/hogget taken from farmers’ pockets
IFA sheep Chair Adrian Gallagher has criticised the actions of factories and stated that it will have serious long term implications for the sheep sector.
12 March 2025 Markets
Sheep Trends: factories pull hoggets by 20c/kg
Further pressure has been inflicted on the trade, with base quotes in most plants reducing by 20c/kg on last week’s level.
12 March 2025 Markets
Sheep mart prices: cull ewes overshadowing hogget trade
Tight supplies of cull ewes combined with keen demand has pushed the cull ewe trade into the spotlight, with hoggets continuing to meet a sluggish trade.
12 March 2025 Markets
Growth in Australian output while retaliatory tariffs bite the US
China introduces tariffs on US agrifood imports while Australia, who are outside the tariff debate for now, forecast expansion.
12 March 2025 News